Richard Lower ( 1631 - 1691 )

Birth: Tremeer, near Bodmin, Cornwall, England (1631) Death: His house in London (17 January 1691) Burial: Church of St Tudy, near Bodmin, Cornwall Profession: Physician Research Field: Medicine, physiology Education: Westminster School; Christ Church, Oxford; BA (1653), MA (1655), MB, MD (1665) Career: Studied Chemistry with Peter Sthael in Oxford and assisted Dr Willis in his anatomical researches on the nervous system (1655-1665); practised in London; performed experimental blood transfusions on dogs and, eventually, on a man Membership: Fellow Election Date: 17/10/1667 Proposers: Seth Ward Ejected in 1675 for non-payment of arrears.